Data sheet

Size

100х150 mm

Material

cardboard 270 g/m2

Coating

oil varnish

Printing method

Offset printing

Back side

b/w form to fill messages

More info

The Leo Belgicus maps are perhaps the most famous examples of cartography as an expression of national pride. The use of the lion image was also suggested by the vaguely leonine shape of the areas themselves. Further, the lion had long figured in the national iconography of Holland and Belgium; most of the coats-of-arms of the countries' 17 provinces feature a lion. Also, the map was a statement of unity, since at the time the 17 provinces comprised a single nation, although under the control of Spain.